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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	3,471	5	5.5593	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05291	Vertue triumphant, or A liuely description of the foure vertues cardinall dedicated to the Kings Maiestie.	Leighton, William, Sir, fl. 1603-1614.	1603 (1603)	STC 15435; ESTC S108435	25,756	64

fift doth holde a Reuerend respect And due regard of those that best deserue The last doth well the works of truth effect And from good lawes and praeceps neuer swarue But still maintaine what euer 's good and iust And not to vaine deceitfull toies to trust 171 Religion is the worship pure of God Obseruing of his iust and holy lawes To visit those that suffer scourge of rod And to relieue when want doth offer cause It keeps our minds vnstain'd and vndefilde From all infection of the world so vilde 172 But pietie is a bountifull regard Whose care respects aswell the bond of bloud As duties or priorities reward Or great obedience to the meane and good In all degrees it makes an equall show To yeeld true measure to the high and low 173 Fauour or grace a vertue we may call Wherein the true and perfect friendship shines With memorie of subiects duties all Whose bounds and limits grace to vs defines It doth containe will to remunerate The gifts and qualities of ech estate 174 Reuenge of things vniust a vertue is That doth subdue oppression force and wrong All obscure acts which leade men farre amisse She doth repell be neuer they so strong It doth defend the pure and innocent And chastice those that in transgression went 175 Much holinesse dread reuerence behights For iust obseruance of the merit due To those on whom all perfect honour lights Whose worth makes their deseruings good and true It giues renowme and honour in her kinde To men of note and of a Noble minde 176 Trueth is a practicke habit as I weene Or veritie which doth the minde possesse Inspir'd into the soule of man not seene By God himselfe whose sp'rit brings happinesse This maketh difference twixt the good and euill To chuse her selfe and hate her foe the deuill 177 Iustice is term'd the simple poore mans treasure Lockt in the chest of soule and conscience It yeelds to them the trueth of great mens measure And keepes it swept from eating-moths offence All precious stones whose vertues breed no doubt It doth reserue and cast all other out 178 He is not iust that dreadeth death or paine Or feares exile or stings of pouertie No conscience cleere whose eyes do looke for gaine Or heart prefers the foes to equitie No man for good or honest we regard Whose minde doth measure iustice with reward 179 Iustice hath wrought to vs most happie things Iustice by right hath taught our land to know A royall lawfull true descent of Kings Whose vaines the bloud of Henrie seuenth show It brought him in he will not shut her out Let none for Iustice therefore feare or doubt 180 This Princely branch from that pure roote now springs Of Brute that mightie monarch of great fame Whose buddes the fruit of perfect Iustice brings And to his people auncient Britans name Which he adorns with vnitie and peace Throughout the world for euer to increase 181 We see the buds of that same stately tree Whose blossoms yeeld our hearts and eies delight We reape the fruit of Iustice equally As moats still subiect to the Sunne of light Iustice diuine chiefe vertue of renowne Commands with loue our sacred King to crowne 182 Prudence with Iustice did coniunction make Vniting so foure kingdomes into one Heau'ns in the change did all our troubles slake In giuing pow'r and right to Ieames alone He is the first that ouer all did raigne Or could with loue and peace the crowne obtaine 183 He with his Iustice doth all strife debate And makes vs loue one onely God and king He ioineth loue twixt those that iarr'd with hate And doth our hearts to true religion bring He makes vs liue in peace and vnitie With kingdoms great and haue our trafficke free 184 Blest be his name that made vs Iustice know By such a Prince whose heart intends no wrong Blest be his power that such a tree did show From that true stocke of Brutus graft so long Blessed be heau'n a Princely Britaine raignes And that so goodly plants of Brute remaines 185 Iustice brings peace and concord to our land And breeds not warres by off'ring others wrong It knits men fast like faggots in a band In faith and loue that to one state belong Religion loue and vnitie increase Vnder the King whose heart desireth peace 186 Iustice extreme is neuer to be vs'd With crueltie or rigorous intent It may with ouer-wresting be abus'd And turne to wrong the good which vertuement The summe of Iustice which is in rigor seene To iniurie is chang'd and alt'red cleene 187 True Iustice riches neuer can infect Nor gaine of kingdomes cut off course of right No priuate whisper shall the cause detect Till both be heard and trueth be brought to light Where Iustice flies with flatt'ring wings to th' eare The King●s abus'd and subiects buy it deare 188 Most pitifull that land and people's left Where perfect iustice is not vnderstood They are of all true happinesse bereft And sure to sinke let cause be ne'er so good But still to labour striue consume and spend All that they haue yet neuer make an end 189 What greater plague or viler punishment Than liue in hope of right from day to day What greater torment to a state is sent Than Iudges to sell Iustice with delay Who rule the cause with coine vnto their will And keepe true Iustice from the iudgement still 190 They that abuse this image pure of God And sell the trueth for pictures of a King Are made the meanes to vse the deuils rod And all good causes to confusion bring They neuer care how matters come about So that the purse the golde be powring out 191 Paulus the Pythagorian doth direct How all men should this gift diuine embrace As nurse and mother truely to effect The works of all the rest with heauenly grace Gods prouidence to Iustice is appli'de Which doth the world both gouerne rule and guide 192 In Townes and Cities it is rightly thought The perfect path to equitie and peace In priuate homes twixt man and wife is wrought True vnitie and concord to increase It makes men serue their masters with regard And masters kinde good seruants to reward 193 It is commanded by Gods holy spirit All Magistrates should Iustice dayly vse And that their hearts should iudgement pure inherit And not Gods holy lawes for to abuse For whoso doth infringe and breake the same Can not auoid the curse of endlesse shame 194 It doth to Iustice duely appertaine To entertaine the pure and innocent Them to protect till they be free againe So sent away full safe to their content Iudgement resists bold deeds of wickednesse And doth with punishment all faults redresse 195 By Solon this was truely taught as meane For great

preseruance of all common good In which consist two things whereby are seene The works of right and Iustice vnderstood First to regard the good with true respect Then punishment for wicked men effect 196 Th' Aegyptians makers of the ancient lawes Were very carefull duly to obserue With diligence and iustice eu'ry cause And from their setled precepts neuer swerue The Greeks and Romanes were in zeale precise To yeeld true iustice to their enemies 197 The olde Aegyptians euer vs'd to paint Their Iudges pictures wanting both their hands Their President draw'n blindfolde they appoint To teach them how true Iustice habits stands No bribes must there respect of persons make Nor fauour iudge or any thing so take 198 Cleon the Lacedaemon bent to deale In publicke actions and most great affaires To all his friends together doth reueale That for their loue or friendship he nought cares Because affection caus'd men to decline And step aside from iudgement most diuine 199 To Iustice Aristides shew'd his loue Who had his foe of hainous crimes accus'd Which did the Iudge with great impression moue Him to condemne his answere quite refus'd He kneeled downe and crau'd to be prepar'd That they the trueth of both might haue declar'd 200 We may iust Iunius Brutus call to minde Whom Titus and Tyberius iudg'd to die His sonnes whom he so false to Rome did finde Who sought Tarquinius race to amplifie A rare example and of great effect How iustice should with fauour none respect 201 Phocion refus'd to helpe his sonne in law Chariles sitting in his iudgement place When he in fraud his money taken saw He said Alliance gaue bad cause no grace He was alli'de to him in things were iust But not in faults for fauour once to trust 202 Great Alexander more his fame doth reare When as he sat to iudge in iustice place And that th'accuser spake he stopt one eare To keepe him pure and vpright in the case So that he would not right preiudicate But with sincerity the truth debate 203 Augustus knew Aspren as was accus'd A friend of his where he in iudgement sate And fearing how the matter might be vs'd To iudge aright and free himselfe from hate He sits in place heard censure of his frend And neuer spake till iustice made an end 204 Agesilaus fame deserued praise Although he were assured to his frend Whose gentle nature would imploy alwaies In their behalfe to worke a happy end Yet did his promise to his friend refuse In matter where he might not iustice vse 205 Philip the Macedonian mightie king That had a poore old womans sute deni'd His leisure seru'd him not for any thing Then be no longer king aloud she cri'd Who did with meekenesse lend to her his grace And chose the title of a meaner place 206 It further wrought impression and desire And toucht his heart to doe things iust and true That he vnto his pallace did retire To heare the plaints of all that came to sue Where he remain'd all causes set aside Both to doe right and see men satisfied 207 Another time being ouer-mou'd to sleepe Not hearing well Machetas iust defence Condemned him and gaue him daies to keepe For sums of money without all suspence He crau'd new hearing when the king did wake Which being obtain'd did vpright censure make 208 Traianus rightly writers doe commend Who bent to warre did from his horse alight The poore complaint onely for to attend By woman brought beseeching him for right Which did so much this mightie Emp'rour grace That he was held most iust in euery place 209 Nothing more proper to a Prince belongs That is of mild and good and gentle nature Then exercise of iustice without wrongs In equall right to eu'ry liuing creature Preferring none but such as walke vpright Resembling God resplendent in his light 210 Iustice it is that through Gods holy grace Erecteth Monarchies and kingdomes great To shine and flourish in their proper place And to make trueth and equitie their seat What was of Lacedaemons glory cause But setting downe and keeping of good lawes 211 God is the author that doth justice moue Which he doth vse and euer exercise Amongst vs all as tokens of his loue Till it vs bring to period of the wise Such as are deckt with iustice high renowne Are fit to weare the high Imperiall crowne 212 Iustice diuine kings ought not for to leaue Nor they whoeuer will it on them take Which may the state and subiects much deceaue And millions of poore people beggars make Iustice should not as marchandize be sold Therefore most fit the king himselfe it hold 213 The speech of famous Alexander was And after him of Lodwicke wise and graue By way of prophecie should come to passe When money made great offices her slaue Where men ingrosse great offices in sale And after sell them deerely by retale 214 They that make sale of office or estates Doe likewise sell the secret'st thing of price The which is iustice that all bribing hates And would subdue true godlinesse with vice They sell the lawes and take the subiects blood That draw reward vnto their priuate good 215 I touch not good men which doe office hold But those this lucrous Hydra doe imbrace Which would haue iustice with their bribes controld And damned vice to sit in vertues place Those of good zeale are toucht with iust desire Those that are ill extortion sets on fire 216 Aurelian was of most respectiue feare How he did place men in their Iudgement seate Vnlesse desert and vertue did appeare That they all trueth with Iustice would intreat Hee ne're prefer'd one to the Senate place Except the whole consent gaue praise and grace 217 Now compast is the circle of my Theame Ariuing at the long desired point Asttaea with her sword and fixed beame Firmely vnites vertues dissundered ioint By whom O King thy greatnesse bounded stands With wide seas limits and the spacious lands 218 Vertues first resience in Assiria was From thence shee tooke her flight to Persia This left shee straight to Macedon did passe Then neuer wearied in her toile some way She came to dwell at Rome olde ages pride And planted peace through all the world so wide 219 But since the Romaine Empire came to waine For her abode finding no constant place In thee shee setleth great Augustus raigne Confirming it to thy successfull race Vertue triumphant now we may her call Seated by heauen in so high a stall 220 Thus hath my lowly and submissiue Muse With her dimme Ospray eyes dar'd to beholde The Sunne of Maiestie Oh then what excuse For a designe so venturous and much bolde This is my hope where vertue rules the minde Attempts of dutie gracious pardon finde 221 As from the highest region of the aire No stormes do come but all